Job openings rose to 6.2 million in June 2017

August 10, 2017

The number of job openings increased to 6.2 million on the last business day of June 2017. Both the number of hires (5.4 million) and the number of separations (5.2 million) were little changed over the month.

The number of job openings increased by 461,000 in June, with 417,000 more openings in the private sector and 44,000 in government. The number of hires and the number of total separations changed little over the month for total private and for government.